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In response to
"I don't think I like this subsidy. Voters would probably approve repealing it, which will probably save Harper from a vote of no-confidence. -- nm"
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Mop
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Oh yeah. The cold hearted strategist in me applauds Harper. (Updated percentages of the subsidy towards party budgets.)
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Via CTV
In 2007, the Conservative Party received just 37 per cent of its funding from the public subsidy, according to The Canadian Press. That's far lower than the other parties, including the Liberals:
* Bloc Quebecois: 86 per cent
* Green Party: 65 per cent
* Liberals: 63 per cent
* NDP: 57 per cent
Under the new proposal, this is how much the parties stand to lose:
* Conservatives: $10 million
* Liberals: $7.7 million
* NDP: $4.9 million
* Bloc Quebecois: $2.6 million
* Green Party: $1.8 million
NWBR: Here's the thing, we now have oppressive donation restrictions. Only individuals and only up to $1,000. There is going to be only one party that can afford to run "big" campaigns...The Tories. I have lived in a province that banned corporate and union donations without a subsidy almost ten years ago, and having worked for the opposition during some of those times, I can say with 100% certianty, that a poorly-funded electoral system is to the detriment of the jurisdiction.
I support public financing so long as we're banning corporate and union donations. (Though I would prefer we allowed those, but with tight restrictions....Full public disclosure, no cash donations, etc.)
Let the business community subsidize the electoral process.
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